MEZIPATRA - Czech Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

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Chtěli bychom potkat DOBROVOLNÍKY A DOBROVOLNICE

Organizační tým festivalu Mezipatra hledá dobrovolnice a dobrovolníky pro výpomoc v období před letošním festivalem a v jeho průběhu.

V Brně festival probíhá od pátku 30.10. do soboty 8.11. a v Praze od čtvrtka 6.11. do středy 12.11.

Jde hlavně o takovéto činnosti:

roznos letáků (hlavně před festivalem) pomoc s výzdobou před začátkem a s likvidací po skončení festivalu prodej suvenýrů a knih ve festivalové prodejně v kinech (jen v době festivalu) vyzvednutí různých materiálů na různých místech Prahy či Brna a doručení do kina nebo jinam podle potřeby (hlavně před festivalem) pořadatelská služba v kině - výpomoc s různými organizačními drobnostmi (jen v době festivalu) překlad nebo časování českých titulků k filmům (už před festivalem) aj.

Co nabízíme?

příležitost aktivně se zúčastnit největší kulturní události gay a lesbické komunity u nás možnost praxe v občanském sektoru spolupráce v přátelském týmu volňásky na festivalové projekce v závislosti na rozsahu vykonaných činností

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Děkujeme. Vaše MEZIPATRA

Movies:

The films we are looking for are bold. ..

Television:

MEZIPATRA @ Czech television

Books:

Mezipatra both promotes and publishes. ..

Heroes:

Richard Dyer ..
Pics:
History

History of the festival: Dynamic development

The Czech GLBT Film Festival was founded in 2000. The first edition of the festival, then named ‘Duha nad Brnem’ (Rainbow over Brno), introduced 8 feature and documentary films, 3 theatre performances and 3 fine art exhibitions to an audience of 800. The third edition, under its new title Mezipatra, expanded from Brno to Prague.

The name Mezipatra in Czech means "mezzanine", i.e. the space between individual floors: a symbolic space for meeting of all kinds of people, regardless of their particularities.

The fifth edition stressed the international ambitions of the festival by growing attendance of international artist. 8000 viewers attended 67 film screenings and other 20 events – theatre performances, stage readings, exhibitions and music performances. The festival experienced a further expansion – the first Echoes took place in Hradec Králové.

The sixth edition took place in Brno, Prague and for the first time in ,,eský T,,,,ín. 90% of films were introduced as Czech premieres. The film program was broadened by four photograph exhibitions, two of which were created exclusively for the festival as reflections of the main topic, two panel discussions, and a stage reading night, literary night, two concerts and record-breaking fifteen theatre performances. The festival attracted 8 500 viewers.

The seventh edition took place in Brno, Prague and ,,eský T,,,,ín. In the two main cities, 85 films were screened and there were 30 events in off-program. Festival prizes were created by Zden,,k Vacek, a reputable designer and winner of the prestigious competition Designblok. The festival closing was moderated by actress Ivana Uhlí,,ová, holder of Alfréd Radok Prize for Talent of the Year. The patronage was accepted by Mr. Václav Havel and MUDr. Pavel Bém, Mayor of the City of Prague. The interest of wide range of viewers was projected in the attendance of 10 500 viewers.

Mr. Václav Havel and MUDr. Pavel Bém accepted the patronage of next year’s eighth edition too. In 2007, the main topic was rebellion, and 95 screenings in 9 cinemas were shown. Festival Echoes took place in ,,eský T,,,,ín, Olomouc and also in Bratislava, the capital of Slovak Republic. In 2007 the festival spot was created by Michal P,,chou,,ek, one of the most outstanding figures of the young generation of artists and a laureate of Jind,,ich Chaloupecký Prize. During the Prague section, the second channel of the Public Czech Television broadcasted the festival daily Mezipatra Minutes.

At of the 4th edition, Mezipatra introduced jury awards. The winners have been:

Main Jury Award for Best Feature Film

2007: Les Témoins, André Téchiné, France

2006: Whole New Thing, Amnon Buchbinder, Canada

2005: Cachorro, Miguel Albaladejo, Spain

2004: Do I Love You?, Lisa Gornick, UK

2003: Oi! Warning, Benjamin & Dominik Reding, Germany

Student Jury Award for Best Short Film

2007: Who’s the Top?, Jennie Livingston, USA

2006: Offerte speciali, Gianni Gatti, Italy

2005: Nights in Love (Kar in natten), Hakon Liu, Sweden

2004: Thick Lips Thin Lips, Paul Lee, Canada

The ninth edition of the festival is going to be held under the auspices of MUDr. Pavel Bém, Mayor of the City of Prague, and Mgr. Vávlav Jehli,,ka, the Minister of Culture. Mezipatra will take place in four cinemas simultaneously (Art and Sál B,,etislava Bakaly in Brno and Sv,,tozor a Lucerna in Prague). The festival dates are 31 October – 12 November.